Zal rule
The Zal rule is an informal term coined by Zal in December 2017 for psyops that share the following: "when a movie of an event is made, the event can safely be considered fake".
Psyops - Narrative management
| Year | Title | Referencing event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Simpsons | 3-eyed fish Nuclear power plant, Nuclear scare | [1] |
| 1993 | The Simpsons | Tiger attack Las Vegas (2003) | [1] |
| 1994 | The Simpsons | Average Joe Astronot (2010), Oliver Knight (2013) | [1] |
| 1995 | The Simpsons | Ebola medical scare (2014) | [1][MSM 1] |
| 1998 | The Simpsons | God particle (2012) | [MSM 1] |
| 1999 | The Simpsons | nuclear power plant, nuclear scare, Fukushima disaster (2011) | [1] |
| 2005 | Family Guy | Kevin Spacey scandal (2017) | [2] |
| 2007 | The Simpsons | NSA spying, Edward Snowden release through Wikileaks (2013) | [1][MSM 1] |
| 2009 | Knowing | Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010) | |
| 2012 | Family Guy | Death of Robin Williams (2014) | [2] |
| 2012 | Family Guy | Bruce Jenner (2015) | [2] |
| 2012 | The Simpsons | Debt default Greece (2015) | [MSM 1] |
| 2013 | Family Guy | Boston Bombings (2013) | [2] |
| 2013 | Family Guy | Death of Paul Walker (2013), 6 days later | [2] |
| 2014 | The Simpsons | FIFA scandal (2015) | [1][MSM 1] |
Examples
For more examples, see the category at the bottom of the page
- Guy Fawkes Night (1605) - V for Vendetta (2006)
- Death of Simón Bolívar (1830) - El Libertador (2014)
- Sinking of the Titanic (1912) - Titanic (1997)
- Bonnie & Clyde (1934) - Bonnie & Clyde (1967)
- Holocaust Story (1941-45) - Schindler's List (1993), many more
- Nikola Tesla (1943) - The Prestige (2006)
- Assassination of JFK (1963) - JFK (1991)
- Apollo 13 (1970) - Apollo 13 (1995)
- Space-time singularity (1970)/Stephen Hawking - The Theory of Everything (2014)
- Miracle of the Andes (1972) - Alive! (1993)
- US Embassy Iran hostage crisis (1979) - Argo (2012)
- 9/11 (2001) - Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), World Trade Center, United 93 (2006), many more
- Hudson Hoax (2009) - Sully (2016)
- Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010) - Deepwater Horizon (2016)
- Mining accident in Chile (2010) - 33 (2015)
- Boston Bombings (2013) - Patriots Day (2016), Stronger (2017)
Subsets
- Jet rule - "If a plane crash appears in documentaries like Mayday, Air Crash Investigation, Seconds from Disaster or similar shows, it is probably staged"
- Wallace rule - "If events appear in documentaries and especially in the In Search Of... show running from 1977 to 1982, it is probably staged"
See also
- Prescriptive programming - when an event is prescribed in an earlier movie, series or other form of art
- Glossary of Fakeologist terms - for other terms used by Fakeologists
- Hoax management
- Narrative management
References
Fakeologist